Author Archives: Pesach Benson

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Obama advisor embroiled in new Israel/Twitter controversy. Hamas official to address UN. And why does David Landau have a bone to pick with critics of Netanyahu’s Iran/Holocaust rhetoric? Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Israel and the Palestinians • Hamas official to…

Under-secretary general Valerie Amos wrote to Ambassador Ron Prosor that the UN would launch an internal inquiry. And now Badawi issues this cold correction? I don’t see any expression of regret or apology here. I don’t see Badawi taking ownership of her mistake. What do I see? A woman whose job is at risk and…

Everything you need to know about the weekend media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. UN launches inquiry into a staffer’s false photo tweet. The Syrian army targets a Palestinian refugee camp. And are the Mossad and CIA on the same page about Iranian nukes? Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. UN False…

A high level response to HonestReporting’s expose of the UN connection to Khulood Badawi’s false photo tweet. Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, called for Khulood Badawi’s dismissal. The Jerusalem Post writes: Prosor, in his letter to Valerie Amos, the undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, expressed “outrage” at Badawi’s conduct, saying that even though her tweet…

McClatchy News correspondent Sheera Frenkel has picked up on the UN worker, Khulood Badawi’s false photo tweet. Badawi’s supporters are circling the wagons too. For example, Jeff Halper, of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions writes: We firmly hold that Khulood has a manifested right to exercise her freedom of expression on her personal Facebook…

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Sporadic rocket fire continues from Gaza. Papers publish Assad’s leaked emails. Two polls draw polar opposite conclusions about American support for an Israeli attack on Iran. But why? Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Israel and the Palestinians • HonestReporting’s…

Two polls released this week indicate divergent American attitudes towards Israeli military action against Iran. First, the University of Maryland reported that only one in four Americans would favor an Israeli strike. Then, Ipsos/Reuters reported that 62 percent of Americans would favor an Israeli military strike. How’d the two polls get such massively opposite results? The Christian…

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Israel-Gaza ceasefire holds. Thumbs up all around for Iron Dome. India police finger Iranian agents in New Delhi blast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Israel and the Palestinians • Last minute updates as the Israel Daily News Stream…